*Same-day availability may vary by location.
Starting at $90. Additional items from +$15.
Junk has a way of piling up until it's all you see. Book LoadUp for a quick pickup around Manitowoc, with the price shown before you confirm.
You check the city's website, call about a pickup, ask two haulers for quotes, and wait on callbacks that never come. Meanwhile, the pile in the garage stays right where it was, week after week.
City bulk pickup programs can work if your items qualify and your timing lines up with the municipal pickup schedule. Some items need extra handling or are excluded, everything has to reach the curb on its own, and you can't count on pickup the same day.
Many haulers want to see the job in person before they quote it, then price it by how much of the truck it fills. You don't know the real cost until they're standing in your driveway, and by then you've already set aside the whole afternoon.
Thrift stores and charities have to be careful about what they accept, so stained upholstery, worn mattresses, and broken furniture often get turned away. You still have to load and drive everything there yourself, and some of it may come home with you.
A roll-off container sized for a whole remodel is a lot when you're clearing out one basement corner. It can mean delivery windows, rules about where you're allowed to place it, a few days of neighbors staring at it, and still doing all the lifting yourself.
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No waiting on callbacksLocal Loaders arrive at your location, haul away the junk, and dispose of it responsibly when options allow.
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Most companies charge by truck space, and the price often changes on arrival. LoadUp charges by item, based on exactly what you're removing.
Across all options, not just ours: a real breakdown of what Manitowoc residents typically pay, so you know what's fair before you book.
Sofas, dressers, bed frames, tables, and more hauled away with ease.
Available in twin, full, queen, king, and California king sizes.
Covers refrigerators, washers, dryers, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, and more.
Whole-property cleanouts for moves, estates, evictions, and renovations.
TVs, monitors, computers, printers, stereo equipment, and small electronics.
Includes treadmills, ellipticals, weight benches, stationary bikes, and home gym systems.
Add a single bulky item like a couch, dresser, or mattress to your booking.
Mixed everyday items including broken goods, old decor, and accumulated clutter.
Bagged trash, loose debris, and general household waste of all kinds.
Covers drywall, lumber, tile, fixtures, and mixed demolition scrap.
Includes branches, brush, grass clippings, leaves, and other organic yard waste.
Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, cubicle panels, and other office items included.
Moving boxes, shipping cartons, and leftover packing cardboard.
First item includes the pickup fee. Each additional item is a flat add-on. *See Manitowoc's disposal rules for city bulk exceptions, permits, and restrictions.
Your Loader may need to angle a dresser up a narrow basement stairway with a tight turn at the top. Every Loader is background-checked and rated by real locals in Manitowoc after each job.
Curbside makes sense when the old snowblower or a stack of boxes is already out on the driveway or by the street. Choose full-service for things still up in the attic or pushed to the back of the garage, and your Loaders will carry them out from where they are.
| Pickup Option | Highlight | Best For | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-home pickup | Full-service | Removal from anywhere inside your home | from $90 |
| Curbside pickup | Save $5.00 | Place items outside, skip the appointment | from $85 |
| Same-day pickup | Add $10.00 | Urgent pickups booked before noon | from $100 |
| Next day pickup | Flexible | Book next-day or up to 90 days ahead | from $90 |
| Multi-item pickup | Bundle & save | Add-on items in the same pickup for less | from +$15 |
| Item add-on | Optional | Bundle with your junk pickup | from +$15 |
| Full cleanout | Volume discount | Entire room junk removal | Custom |
| Disassembly service | Optional add-on | Large or difficult-to-move items | Custom |
* Starting prices. Final price confirmed by ZIP code and pickup conditions. Volume discounts applied automatically.
Anyone who has shoveled out after a lake-effect snowband knows how fast a driveway disappears, and a trip to the dump with an old workbench goes right along with it. Winter here sets the schedule. Your Loaders handle the lifting from garage, basement, or porch, and they genuinely like showing up for their neighbors.
Where a bulky item ends up matters as much as getting it out of the house, and Manitowoc cleanouts rarely involve just one kind of item. Your Loader sorts by condition, so donation, recycling, or disposal fits each piece.
Furniture, housewares, and other items in clean, usable shape may be set aside for donation when local options allow. Your Loader carries them out separately so good pieces aren't mixed in with the rest.
Items that are worn or damaged but still hold useful materials, like metal frames or some electronics, may be recycled where available. Your Loaders handle the lifting and separating, and local options vary by item.
Heavily damaged, soiled, or broken bulky items that can't be donated or recycled go to an appropriate local disposal site. Your Loaders load and haul them from the garage, basement, or driveway.
Wisconsin bans many common cleanout items from landfills, and improper disposal can bring a violation notice. These are the rules that apply in Manitowoc and throughout Manitowoc County.
Wisconsin bans whole waste tires from landfills, so tires cleared out of a garage or shed need to go to a tire recycler or collection site instead. Tires stored outdoors collect rainwater and can become mosquito breeding sites during warm lakeshore summers.
Wisconsin law keeps corrugated cardboard out of landfills. Newspaper, magazines and office paper are banned too. Flatten moving and appliance boxes before recycling them so the volume is easier to handle after a big move or delivery.
Wisconsin prohibits burning garbage, plastics, rubber, asphalt shingles and painted or treated wood, even in a burn barrel or wood stove. Remodeling debris and broken furniture with finishes need to go to a licensed disposal or recycling facility instead.
Since 2010, Wisconsin has banned televisions, computers, computer monitors, desktop printers, cell phones, DVD players and VCRs from landfills and incinerators. The E-Cycle Wisconsin program registers collection sites where residents can recycle these items, some at no charge.
Since 1993, Wisconsin has banned leaves, grass clippings and brush no larger than six inches in diameter from landfills. After snowmelt or a Lake Michigan windstorm, take this debris to a municipal yard waste or compost site instead of putting it in household garbage.
Wisconsin bans major appliances from landfills, including refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, water heaters, furnaces and boilers. Any unit that holds refrigerant must have it removed by a certified technician before it can be scrapped or recycled.
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(678) 884-4738Not as a standing rule. The city treats its storm debris collections as one-time events and takes only the debris they were set up for, not general cleanup. For everyday bulky items, call the Manitowoc Department of Public Works to confirm current curbside rules.
LoadUp pricing for junk removal in Manitowoc starts at $90 for a single item, and curbside or driveway pickup takes a flat $5 off. The first item includes the base pickup fee, each additional item is a flat add-on, and the exact total is confirmed before booking.
Often, depending on Loader availability. Same-day and next-day slots are offered in Manitowoc when open, and entering your address during booking shows what is available. For curbside pickups you generally don't need to be home, but indoor jobs need access.
Household hazardous waste like antifreeze, gasoline, pesticides, oil paint, solvents and motor oil should go to the Manitowoc County Recycling Center, which holds a spring Clean Sweep day. Used oil can also go to the Manitowoc Fire Department at S. 10th and Franklin.
Loaders aim to donate usable items to local charities and recycle what they can, depending on acceptance. Whatever can't be donated or recycled goes to a licensed disposal site. Outcomes vary by item condition and what local partners will take.
You get a price online or by texting a photo of your items, then pick a time window. A Loader arrives, lifts and loads everything, and the price you were quoted is what you pay. Large cleanouts with many items may get an on-site estimate.
The pricing model differs. Traditional haulers usually price by truckload and often confirm cost on site. LoadUp prices per item online, so the total is set before anyone arrives. For a full-property cleanout, a truckload hauler can still be a good fit.
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